Safeguards Ordinance (SaO) (SaO)
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Art. 5 Safeguards officer
1 The holder of an operating licence under Article 19 NEA (licence holder) shall appoint a person (to be) responsible for safeguards, together with a deputy (safeguards officers) and entrust them with the necessary competencies and provide them with the required resources. 2 The safeguards officers must be familiar with the obligations associated with the relevant treaties and agreements between Switzerland and the IAEA. 3 The appointments require the written consent of the SFOE. The SFOE may assess the suitability of the persons to be appointed.
Art. 6 Safeguards regulations
1 The licence holder shall draw up safeguards regulations. 2 These regulations shall be submitted to the SFOE for approval.
Art. 7 Specification of material balance areas
1 The licence holder shall establish material balance areas for those areas in which material in accordance with Article 2 paragraph 1 letter a is present. 2 It shall define the extent of the material balance area so as to ensure that the inventory of material within the zone and the movements of material beyond the boundaries of the zone can be ascertained at all times. 3 It shall divide each material balance area in such a way as to ensure that movements of such material within a material balance area can be ascertained at all times.
Art. 8 Consideration of safeguards in the event of substantial changes
In the event of substantial changes to facilities, the effects of such changes on the implementation of safeguards shall be considered in the planning process (safeguards by design). In particular, the installation of monitoring and measurement instruments that facilitate the verification of the material inventory and the uninterrupted monitoring of material movements in accordance with Article 2 paragraph 1 letter a shall be considered.
Art. 9 Accounting obligations
1 The licence holder shall maintain an inventory, updated as and when required, of the material in accordance with Article 2 paragraph 1 letter a in each material balance area. 2 The accounting documents shall comprise: a. the inventory and inventory change reports in accordance with Annex 2 number 1.2 for material that as a result of its composition or its purity level is suitable for fuel production or isotope enrichment; b. the inventory of material that as a result of its composition or its purity level is not yet suitable for fuel production or isotope enrichment; c. the operating records in accordance with Annex 2 number 1.3. 3 The measurement system used to establish the inventory of material shall meet, or be qualitatively equivalent to, the latest international standards. 4 The accounting documents shall be retained for a minimum of 10 years.
Art. 10 Reporting obligations
The licence holder is required to submit the following reports to the SFOE: a. the design information for the facility, the supplementary information on the site, the safeguards by design information in accordance with Annex 2 number 1.1, and the information on substantial modifications to essential equipment; b. the inventory and inventory change reports in accordance with Annex 2 number 1.2; c. the notifications under Annex 2 number 1.2.